The Valencia football team hosts Palos Verdes in the semifinals of the CIF Southern Section Northern Division playoffs tonight.

The Vikings, the second-seeded team in the playoffs, are coming off a 42-7 win over Quartz Hill in the quarterfinals.

Palos Verdes, the No. 3 seed in the playoffs, eliminated Hart, 49-28, in their quarterfinal playoff game.

Listen to the game tonight on AM 1220, KHTS. Pregame starts at 6:45.

In college basketball, The Master’s College men play Pomona Pitzer in the David Wells Classic at Claremont College tonight.

The Mustangs are off to a 4-1 start. They beat UC Merced, 75-60, last week.

The College of the Canyons women’s basketball team plays Laney College in the Ventura-Kiwanis tournament today at Ventura College.

This is the second tournament of the season for the Lady Cougars. They went 1-2 in the Mt. SAC Tipoff tournament two weeks ago.

In the NFL, Valencia High graduate Shane Vereen scored a touchdown for the New England Patriots in a 49-19 win over the New York Jets on Thursday night.

He caught two passes for 91 yards, one an 83-yard touchdown from quarterback from Tom Brady in the second quarter. Vereen also rushed 10 times for 42 yards.

The Patriots have won five games in a row. The Jets have lost four of the past five games.

Follow Tim Haddock on Twitter @thaddock.